Food drives are not the answer to poverty and hunger
December 5, 2021
The Star This is the time of year when the three of us turn off CBC Radio. We can’t bear to listen to the Sounds
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Catalonia: This new basic income experiment will give money to both rich and poor
December 4, 2021
Fast Company Last June, Spain rolled out possibly the world’s largest basic income program across the entire country. The minimum subsistence income aimed to provide support for
The Caring Agenda, a webinar discussing basic income as a priority for the new parliament
December 4, 2021
It’s time to put Basic Income on the national agenda! Join Sheila J Regehr, Chair, Basic Income Canada Network, Hon. Margaret Norrie McCain, Former Lt.
Book review: Well-researched analysis of guaranteed basic income is anything but … well, ‘basic’
November 30, 2021
Vancouver Sun Economist Evelyn L. Forget has been thinking about the often contentious issue of guaranteed basic income for decades. An earlier version of this
Universal basic income in Wales ‘would cut poverty in half’
November 30, 2021
Wales Online Poverty in Wales would be halved if the Welsh Government established a universal basic income (UBI) system in the country, a major study
Basic income: It’s time has come says Grandmothers Act to Save the Planet
November 26, 2021
Honourable MP: The 2021 Election has been held and Parliament reconvenes soon. Priorities must be set by the Cabinet for Canada to advance the well-being
Senator Pate Introduces Initiatives in the Senate on criminal reform, roadmap to economic recovery
November 24, 2021
Today, Senator Kim Pate introduced Bill S-212 and gave notice of a motion calling on the Senate to study economic recovery that leaves no one
Green Resilience Project explores links between climate, income and community resilience
November 24, 2021
The Green Resilience Project is organizing a series of conversations with communities across Canada on the links between climate change, income security and community resilience.
November 20, 2021
Defund the Patriarchy Five years ago, Jessica Topfer had goals and ambition but was struggling to find a path forward. The 20-year old was working